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Table 1 SBRT reirradiation for spinal metastases

From: Stereotactic body radiation therapy in the re-irradiation situation – a review

Clinical trial

No. patients/treatments

Dose 1st RT course (median)

Interval (median months)

Reirradiation TD/fraction number (median)

Accumulated dose to spinal cord EQD2 (median)

Planning

Set-up/imaging

Follow-up (months)

Myelopathy

Local/pain control

Milker-Zabel et al. 2003

18/19

38Gy

17.7

39.6Gy

n/s

ss-IMRT

Stereotactic

12.3

0%

94.7%

Mahan et al. 2005

8/8

30Gy

n/s

30Gy/15

48Gy

Tomotherapy

Daily MV-CT

15.2

0%

100% at time of fu

Sahgal et al. 2009

25/37

36Gy

11

24Gy/3

n/s

Cyberknife

kV tracking

7

0%

70%

Choi 2010

42/51

40Gy

19

20Gy/2

76Gy

Cyberknife

kV tracking

7

n=1 G4

73%

Sterzing et al. 2010

36/36

36.3Gy

17.5

34.8Gy/11

46.5Gy

Tomotherapy

Daily MV-CT

7.5

0%

1-year 76%

 

2-years 63%

Damast et al. 2010

95/97

30Gy

n/s

20-30Gy/5

54.3Gy

IMRT

Daily portal images or CBCT

12.1

0%

1-year 66%

Garg et al. 2011

59/63

30Gy

n/s

27-30Gy/3-5

n/s

IMRT

Daily CT on rails or CBCT

13

n=2 G3 peripheral nerve injury

76%

Mahadevan et al. 2011

60/81

30Gy

20

24-30Gy/3-5

n/s

Cyberknife

kV tracking

12

n=3 persistent radicular pain

93%

 

n=1 lower-extremity weakness

 

Chang et al. 2012

49/54

39.2Gy

25

27Gy/3

83.4Gy

Cyberknife

kV tracking

17.3

0%

79%

  1. Abbreviations: RT = radiotherapy; TD = total dose; n/s = not specified; ss-IMRT = single shot intensity-modulated radiation therapy; MV-CT = megavolt computed tomography; kV = kilo Volt; CBCT = cone beam computed tomography; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy; G = grade.